MetaMask / MetaMask/detect-provider
(WARNING) MetaMask: The event 'close' is deprecated and may be removed in the future. Please use 'disconnect' instead.
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- JavaScript
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Description
The code:
useEffect(() => {
const loadProvider =async () => {
const provider = await detectEthereumProvider()
if (provider) {
const web3 = new Web3(provider);
setWeb3Api({
provider: provider,
web3: web3,
contract: null,
isLoading: false
});
} else {
setWeb3Api({
...web3Api,
isLoading: false
});
console.error('Please install MetaMask!')
}
}
loadProvider();
}, [])

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Research direction
Reproduce the MetaMask warning with the provider-loading useEffect shown in the issue, then trace where the deprecated close event is registered. Confirm the replacement behavior with the provider event handling and verify that the warning is gone while disconnect handling still works.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- javascript
- Domain
- web-dev
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100